Watching Oil Roll By at the Lake Shore Railway Museum

Oil train passing by the museum, photo looking east toward the head end of the train.

On a typical day, quite a few trains roll by the museum hauling nothing but oil from end to end. When you stop to think about how much oil one of these trains is actually transporting and that another one of these trains will be passing by before long, it adds up pretty fast.

These two photos are of the same train taken a few seconds apart, the first photo pointing east toward the front of the train and the next one pointing west toward the rear, showing what is probably a hundred cars or more moving east toward refineries. Many people have no idea how much oil the USA produces, but a day spent track side at the museum will open their eyes.

If you come to the museum you’ll be able to watch the incredible variety of goods moving by train on the very active tracks just a few feet away, cars and trucks, food and fuel, everything the economy produces, it’s quite a sight. Be sure to bring your camera, there’s no telling what you’ll see while you’re here.

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Museum Hours

April & May until Memorial Day:Saturday and SundayMemorial Day until Labor Day:Wednesday through SundaySeptember & October:Saturday and SundayFor all days listed above: 12 Noon until 4PM - unless otherwise posted for special events

The museum grounds are open to the public from daylight to dusk, year round.

Admission to the museum is by donations at the door which are encouraged and greatly appreciated.

Our gift shop offers railroad publications of many kinds, t-shirts, caps and railroading memorabilia. A wonderful place to find the perfect gift for the railfan in your life and for you, too!